Toyota has seemingly approached this in a piecemeal way by first claiming that the floormat was at fault for unintended accelerations and now going just a step further and saying it is a defective gas pedal that sticks. Some experts, however, theorize that the electronic controls are at fault. See an L.A. Times article: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nutoyota-recall22-2010jan22,0,6915909.storyMy (broken link) law firm has a special page devoted to this problem:
New York City Litigation Attorneys | New Jersey Lawyers I also have a blog called The Tort Report at
A Tort Blog from two New York City Litigation Attorneys that keeps consumers informed of these developments.